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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2004	50-1,045 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	1999	50-100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	2004	109-967 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	1999	56-70 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	resident	2004	2,168 individuals	B1i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1999	600-700 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	1999	3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1999	400 breeding pairs	B3
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	1999	2,500-4,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1999	84-200 breeding pairs	B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1999	250-900 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1999	2,500-3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1999	20-150 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1999	410-600 breeding pairs	B1i, B2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Ardea alba	Great White Egret	1529	1529	individuals	100	favourable
Phalacrocorax carbo	Great Cormorant	4725	4725	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ozero Khanskoe	Nature Monument	10,332	protected area overlaps with site	10,000

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
military	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khanskoye Lake. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khanskoye-lake-iba-russia-(european) on 02/10/2023.